Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550705000777
East Elementary
120 S Sanborn Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549 · (920) 675-1400 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
115 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jefferson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Elementary
East Elementary's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary this school | 283 | 40.6% | 63.1% |
| Prairie View Elementary Beaver Dam | 337 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Waller Elementary Burlington | 247 | 38.5% | 65.1% |
| Star Center Elementary Lake Geneva | 339 | 45.1% | 59.6% |
| Waterloo Elementary Waterloo | 281 | 43.8% | 46.1% |
| Powers Elementary Beloit | 331 | 39.9% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #332 of 982 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #331 of 992 ▲ 146 | #5 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #382 of 992 ▲ 43 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #670 of 1,157 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #469 of 901 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #440 of 901 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #561 of 1,064 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #328 of 664 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
-31 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 21.3 | 13.3:1 | 41% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 23.9 | 11.3:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 44% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 25.7 | 12.9:1 | 38% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 41% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 19% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (332 to 283); teachers down 17% (25.7 to 21.3).
About East Elementary
East Elementary is an elementary school located in Jefferson, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. The school enrolls 283 students, from pre-K through 5.
Jefferson School District is the district for East Elementary. It has 5 schools and 1,612 students.
White students are the majority at East Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 21.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, East Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for East Elementary is 52.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.1%.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County is home to 31 public schools and about 9,194 public school students.
Jefferson High is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 5. East Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 31 students since 2020-21, to 283.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson School District
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 349 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Sullivan ElementaryElementary · 144 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 349 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 233 students
Other East Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 21 states are named East Elementary. East Elementary is the 30th largest of the 44.
- East ElementaryMilton, WI · 409 students
- East ElementaryBaraboo, WI · 334 students
- East ElementaryAntigo, WI · 198 students
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPUNTA GORDA, FL · 814 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYJACKSON, MO · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High0.9 mi · 603
- Jefferson Middle1.0 mi · 349
- West Elementary1.1 mi · 233
- Johnson Creek Public School4.6 mi · 634
- Rockwell Elementary5.0 mi · 197
- Fort Atkinson High5.1 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About East ElementaryHow large is East Elementary?
East Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Elementary serve?
East Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does East Elementary have?
East Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is East Elementary?
East Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is East Elementary in?
East Elementary is part of Jefferson School District.
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